Why should you try such an epic hike? Well, why not?

OVERVIEW
Participants are given the opportunity to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail starting at the Delaware Water Gap, NJ (Route 80), traveling north and concluding at High Point State Park, NJ (Route 23). The actual hiking mileage between these two points is about 44 miles, but if you can make it that far, we give you the last 6 miles for free.

We start this unique challenge at 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning and end when each participant has finished his or her experience. Please note we start as a team, and though hikers will travel at different paces, we finish as a team. Some participants will travel one mile, others will complete the entire course. Each person decides on how far, he or she wishes to travel.

We have support stations along the way, every time the Appalachian Trail intersects with a paved road, a volunteer and support vehicle, will be there waiting. These support volunteers assist hikers with water replenishment, medical attention, gear replacement (change of clothes, take a layer, lose a layer etc.). Most importantly, when you have reached your hiking goal or decide to no longer go on, these support vehicles are our rides back to the original starting point. Remember, unless you arrange an alternative mode of transportation, participants will stay with the group until all hikers are accounted for.

Many participants have the will to complete the full length of the hike but sometimes their pace betrays them. In the spirit of safety, we have implemented a Culvers Gap (Route 206) rule. If a hiker has not reached Culvers Gap in ten hours, he or she must voluntarily give up their pursuit to finish. This means that hikers must reach Culvers Gap by 2:00 p.m. and begin hiking the next section by 2:30 p.m. If a participant misses this time check, they must come off the trail.

STEP 1: SET UP A CROWDRISE PAGE & FUNDRAISE.
We ask for a $50.00 donation from each hiker to register for the hike. We also ask that you raise money for your miles through our Crowdrise Team Fundraising Page. You can join our team and create your own fundraising page to share with family and friends. If each hiker raises an additional $250 we will achieve our goal of $25,000.

The parking lot is located near the Hibernia Diner. Hikers leave their vehicles in the parking lot. We will leave promptly at 2:30 a.m., load up our vans with hikers and gear, then head to the Delaware water gap and begin hiking at 3:30-3:45 a.m.

GETTING THERE
Use the map below for door-to-door directions or download directions here.